STAR Rebate check amounts 2017-19

The STAR Rebate plan passed by the state Legislature in 2016 will provide a check for $130 for eligible STAR and Enhanced STAR recipients downstate, and $185 upstate. From 2017 to 2019, the checks will be a percentage of your annual STAR savings, a sliding scale in four income levels. Those senior citizens receiving Enchanced STAR will receive checks as a percentage of their STAR savings. The table below lists check amounts for Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties based on a lohud Tax Watch analysis.
Source: NYS Department of Taxation and Finance